Before being traded to the Denver Broncos and starting what can be the worst yr of his NFL profession, Broncos QB Russell Wilson wished Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and GM Jon Schneider fired, based on a report by The Athletic.
According to the report, Wilson was satisfied that Carroll and Schneider have been blocking Wilson’s possibilities of profitable one other Super Bowl and different particular person awards. It was clear there was an influence wrestle between Wilson and Carroll, particularly stemming from the “Let Russ Cook” motion, which known as for Wilson throwing the ball early and sometimes. It labored for a restricted time, then within the again half of 2020 it fell aside, inflicting strife between the pinnacle coach and star QB.
If possession determined to stay with their franchise QB over their head coach, Wilson already had a alternative in thoughts: Sean Payton. According to The Athletic, Payton would’ve turn out to be the brand new Seahawks head coach if Wilson received his approach.
Instead, Wilson was despatched to Denver, the Broncos offense struggled at each side of the game (from calling the performs into the huddle to the downfield passing assault being just about nonexistent) and then-Broncos head man Nathaniel Hackett was fired. The Broncos would then flip round and rent Sean Payton as their new head coach.
Here’s how The Athletic reported it:
Wilson and Carroll had clashed in recent times over the quarterback’s function within the offense and the general course of a crew that had step by step declined after back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. Convinced that Carroll and Schneider have been inhibiting his quest to win extra Super Bowls and particular person awards, Wilson requested Seahawks possession to fireplace each of them, based on league sources who spoke to The Athletic on the situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t approved to debate the main points. Wilson additionally had a most well-liked alternative in thoughts: Sean Payton, who had lately stepped down from the New Orleans Saints.
Meanwhile, in Seattle, Carroll would lead a crew meant to rebuild to the playoffs with out Wilson, and Schneider would construct a crew that whereas they contended in 2023, additionally they have two first spherical draft picks and are primed to construct a crew that may contend sooner or later—a kind of picks is within the high 5, and it stems from the Russell Wilson commerce.
In the brief time period, the Wilson to Denver commerce looks like a monumental win for the Seahawks, whereas the Broncos are nonetheless left with main inquiries to reply, a majority of them stemming round their QB underneath heart. Can Wilson nonetheless run an offense at a excessive stage, that isn’t the “Let Russ Cook” offense? Under Sean Payton, we’ll must see, however as of now it looks like the Seahawks made the precise alternative backing Carroll and Schneider over Wilson.